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Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders, Jackson Browne confirmed for California’s BeachLife Festival

courtesy of BeachLife FestivalLenny Kravitz, Pretenders and Jackson Browne are among the artists set to play the 2025 edition of the BeachLife Festival May 2-4 in Redondo Beach, California.Kravitz will headline opening night, with Sublime and Alanis Morissette the festival’s other two headliners. The Pretenders are set to play May 3, along with The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, while Browne is part of the May 4 lineup, which also features The Beach Boys. Other artists confirmed for BeachLife include Sugar Ray, CAKE, Train, O.A.R., Aloe […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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KISS settles lawsuit with former hairstylist

ABC/TsuniKISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have settled a lawsuit filed by their longtime hairstylist who sued the duo for wrongful termination.David Matthews, not to be confused with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Matthews, had worked with Simmons and Stanley since 1992; his primary job was styling and applying the rockers’ wigs.In February 2023, Matthews sued the KISS members and their manager Doc McGhee, claiming he was fired in 2022 after complaining about “unsafe" COVID-19 protocols on their End […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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FBI has uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Prosecutors

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- The FBI has uncovered "additional criminal conduct" by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing Tuesday.Adams has already pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment charging him with accepting luxury travel in exchange for political favors, including persuading the fire department to approve the opening of the new Turkish consulate in Manhattan despite the lingering safety concerns of inspectors.The disclosure of possible additional criminal conduct came in a court […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Internal watchdog found DOJ officials may have sought to influence 2020 election

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senior Justice Department officials serving under Donald Trump's first administration may have violated federal law in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election by pushing for pandemic-related investigations that targeted states with Democratic governors, and then leaking private information about those investigations to friendly media outlets in a potential attempt to influence the election, according to a previously-undisclosed report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog.The inspector general's report, obtained by ABC News, concluded that for […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

National News

Los Angeles brush fires latest: 2 blazes threaten structures, prompt evacuation

Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- Two fast-moving brush fires erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles as dangerous wind conditions and unseasonably dry, warm weather sweep Southern California.A currently 200-acre fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood was first reported before 11:00 a.m. local time and quickly prompted evacuations across the region and into Malibu.The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a mandatory evacuation order for the area between Piedra Morada Drive and Pacific Coast Highway.A separate brush fire […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

Music News

‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary docuseries features episode about Blue Öyster Cult ‘More Cowbell’ sketch

courtesy of PeacockA new docuseries celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live debuts in January and will feature an episode about the infamous “More Cowbell” sketch, which aired in 2000 and centered around the recording of Blue Öyster Cult’s classic tune “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”According to a press release, the docuseries’ third episode, aptly titled More Cowbell, will feature Blue Öyster Cult’s Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Albert Bouchard, the latter of whom actually plays the cowbell in the song. Music producer […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Peter, Paul and Mary’s Peter Yarrow dies at 86

L-R Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary/Photo Credit: Images Press/IMAGES/Getty ImagesFolk singer Peter Yarrow, the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, passed away Tuesday at the age of 86, his publicist confirmed to ABC Audio. Yarrow died in New York after battling bladder cancer.Peter, Paul and Mary, which also featured Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, rose to fame in the folk music scene of the 1960s, with their self-titled debut album one of the few folk […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Elton John taps his pal Chappell Roan to headline his annual Academy Awards Viewing Party

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIElton John has been a supporter of Chappell Roan since 2023, before she became a Grammy-nominated megastar.  Over the past year, the two have become good pals, so it's no wonder that Elton has tapped the "Hot to Go!" singer to perform at his 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Viewing Party.This year, the event will take place in West Hollywood, California, on March 2 and will be hosted by Elton and his husband […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Developers apologize after bulldozing childhood home of AC/DC stars

Fin Costello/RedfernsDevelopers in Sydney, Australia, have issued an apology after bulldozing the childhood home of AC/DC rockers Malcolm and Angus Young, the Herald Sun reports.Burwood Square Pty Ltd purchased the home in February 2023 and recently demolished it, something that shouldn't have happened because in 2013 the property was added to the National Trust List of Historic Homes. The company claims it was not informed of the home’s historical significance.“We regret that the previous long-term owner did not share this vital part of the […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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